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A Winter Haunting (Season of Horrors 03) by Dan Simmons

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Product info (from Goodreads): A once-respected college professor and novelist, Dale Stewart has sabotaged his career and his marriage — and now darkness is closing in on him. In the last hours of Halloween he has returned to the dying … Continue reading →

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The Age of Ra (Pantheon 01) by James Lovegrove

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Summary (from Goodreads) The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent … Continue reading →

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Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets 01) by Jennifer Anne Davis

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Sixteen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion—she’s beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffocating cage, otherwise known as the royal court. But at night, Allyssa uses her secret persona—that … Continue reading →

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The King of Attolia (The Queen’s Thief 03) by Megan Whalen Turner

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Then he drags a naive … Continue reading →

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After Rome: A Novel of Celtic Britain by Morgan Llywelyn

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Anarchy rules in Britannia as the Roman Empire collapses, and two men fight to build stable lives among the chaos. After more than four hundred years of Roman rule, the island its conquerors called Britannia was abandoned—left to … Continue reading →

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Red Rising (Red Rising 01) by Pierce Brown

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars … Continue reading →

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Series review: Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera 01), Academ’s Fury (Codex Alera 02) by Jim Butcher

Posted on May 31, 2016 by

Synopses (from Goodreads): Furies of Calderon Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. Ambitious High Lords plot and maneuver to place their Houses in positions of power. A war of succession looms on the horizon. … Continue reading →

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